Originally published at Green Energy Times. An Old Paradigm The electricity most of us use comes from a system that was designed mostly over a hundred years ago. It was built around concepts that benefited customers of that time. It started with baseload power plants with transmission lines carrying the … [continued]
A microgrid designed and built by BoxPower is serving PG&E customers in a remote area near Yosemite National Park.
Half the buses on the island of Martha’s Vineyard are now electric. But the real news is that they will be recharged using solar energy.
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian environment minister Greg Hunt says it is inevitable that significant numbers of consumers will leave the grid in coming years, and repeated his vow to help accelerate the deployment of battery storage. Hunt was asked on ABC TV’s Lateline program on Tuesday – following a … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Jesse Morris and Garrett Fitzgerald 2015 has been the ‘Year of The Battery,’ but it’s time to focus less on cost and more on the value. In many ways, 2015 has been “The year of the battery.” Consider the excitement around Tesla’s Powerwall, or … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Electricity retailing giant AGL Energy has taken the industry by surprise by offering 7.2kWh battery storage systems at under less than $10,000 each – in what appears to be a massive discount over prevailing wholesale prices, let alone retail prices. The offering of the 7.2kWh Powerlegato … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Leia Guccione Solar PV and batteries will be part of the grid of the future. But what part? And what sort of grid? The answers are as yet uncertain, but decisions made today will set the grid’s evolution on a trajectory from which it … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The Australian Energy Market Operator predicts that NSW and Victoria will lead the country in the adoption of battery storage by households over the next two decades. In its first ever analysis of the potential impacts of new technologies – specifically battery storage, but also electric … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. Tesla hasn’t generated much news lately — but made up for it Monday. The Gigafactory became more real, thanks to Panasonic’s planned mobilization of troops. This fall, we’ll see hundreds of Panasonic workers descend on Storey County, Nevada, said Reuters. Such announcements make the Gig less … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath An ARENA-backed energy storage trial will test the performance of a range of major battery brands and technologies in varying “real world” conditions, in an effort to inform investors ahead of the expected energy storage boom. The trial, to be conducted by IT … [continued]
